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exacerbate
verb as in make more severe; worsen
Example Sentences
Kennedy is absolutely right that this system needs reform — but his prescriptions aren’t well-informed by evidence and seem poised to exacerbate the problem.
A tropical storm has exacerbated conditions, and the tolls in Indonesia and Thailand rank among the highest in flooding events in those countries in recent years.
It has been exacerbated by a tropical storm in the region in recent days.
McLaren team chief Andrea Stella explained that the disqualification of both cars, for excessive wear of the skid blocks, was a result of an unexpected level of "porpoising... exacerbated by the conditions" in Nevada.
“It does little to tackle the U.K.’s sticky services inflation, while other measures could even exacerbate the problem and provides only limited reprieve for the BOE,” the economists wrote in a note to clients.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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